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Document Details : Title: A Note on ḥeder 'Burial Chamber' in the Hadad Inscription Author(s): DUŠEK, Jan Journal: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Volume: 60 Date: 2023 Pages: 317-328 DOI: 10.2143/ANES.60.0.3292574 Abstract : The monumental statue of Hadad with a Sam'alian inscription was commissioned by Panamuwa I, king of Sam'al/Y'dy, probably in the second quarter of the eighth century BCE. The fragments of the statue were discovered on and around the mound of Gerçin, near Zincirli in southeastern Turkey. The site of Gerçin is often considered to be the royal necropolis of the kings of Sam'al/Y'dy, where the burial chamber of Panamuwa I must have been situated. This understanding of the site is mainly based on the reading of the word ḥeder '(burial) chamber' in line 15 of the Hadad inscription. However, the collation of the Hadad inscription in the Pergamonmuseum in Berlin demonstrates that the inscription contains no reference to a burial chamber. In consequence, the interpretation of Gerçin as a royal necropolis is groundless in the present state of the research. |
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